Casper | | Cast : | Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle | | Director : | Brad Silberling | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Animated, Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | May 26, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | August 24, 2004 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | Movies for adults and children | Content
 | i first saw this movie when i was younger and i still love it today. there are so many touching and comical moments that children and well as their parents can enjoy. i'm sure this film will become a classic in years to come. i hope everyone who has not seen this movie will see it soon so that they too will know of this wonderful family movie. it's the best children's movie that's come out in years. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 16, 2005 | | Summary | Vaccuum Scene | Content
| I can't believe Fatso gets sucked up in the vaccuum. I mean, come on, Fatso is probably the fattest thing I've ever seen, so how could he fit inside it? And also, what the devil did Fatso do to deserve it? All Fatso did was jab at Dr. Harvey with his weapon, but missed, and tickle him. That's all he did. And Stretch and Stinky harm Dr. Harvey. Stretch cuts off Dr. Harvey's trousers, and Stinky makes the place stink. Poor Fatso, he gets sucked up in the vaccuum all for nothing. He should get free pizzas and fast food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I love Fatso He is a major inspiration to me. I'mgoing to avenge him by being just like him. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 28, 2005 | | Summary | Just about Eric Idle stinking bad in this film | Content
| Without his fellow Monty Python gang members Eric Idle is just horrible in every way to watch. Here in this film watch his no chemistry-whatsoever performance with Cathy Moriarty. Their characters are supposed to know each other. You'll swear the two actors only met real life like 5 seconds before the camera began rolling and they just might have. Idle acts like he's in a different film entirely than Moriarty. He's unfunny to boot to watch and he's just weird here. I think the people who made Python knew how to film him at his best. He needs a certain director and writer or just forget it and him. Entirely! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 06, 2005 | | Summary | Some charm, but language a problem | Content
| I just rented this tape to watch with my kids, and found myself grateful that they tend to talk through movies. The language is not appropriate for a children's movie - and some of the profanity is not subtle (e.g. a ghost loudly proclaiming that "the b--ch is back").
Eric Idle is a nice touch, some of the interactions between father and daughter are well-done, _but_ the evil character is drawn with absolutely no subtlety, the screams of ghost-spotters become tedious, and the aggression and (implied) violent deaths are not appropriate for small children.
I suspect many of my objections are the filmmakers' attempt to "spice up" the movie for a teen audience, but they certainly remove a large pool of potential viewers; I wouldn't expose a child less than about 10 to the language (by then they'll have heard it from their classmates, and parents will have had a chance to train them not to use it).
Hate to sound like a prig (I always swore I would be a "cool" mom) - BUT, kids can be sharp-eared little parrots, and I don't feel like having MY kids call me a b--ch any earlier than they likely will (around 12, I suspect). |
| Rating | | | Date | September 17, 2004 | | Summary | Casper | Content
| Imagine you just moved into a house. You start unpacking and then suddenly a ghost appears. What do you do? This movie is about a friendly ghost who is very lonely. Then every thing changes when Kat and her father move into the house Casper is staying in. Casper really likes Kat. So he wants to go into this machine to turn into a human.
First, this movie is very, very funny. On the first day of school for Kat Casper ties every body's shoes together that's in Kat's class so they fall when they get up. Once, Casper wanted to show Kat something in the lab. He forgets that Kat isn't a ghost, goes through this wall, and makes her fall onto the floor. Dr. James Harvey trips, falls down the stairs, and gets wrapped up in the rug.
Second, it has a unique setting. They live in this really old a banded mansion. Which fits for the movie perfectly. The mansion is very beautiful and huge.
Third, it has a great theme. It teaches you that you need to make friends. It also teaches you that not all ghosts are mean.
Then again, it has poor character development. The movie doesn't make you feel like you know the actors or actresses at all. It doesn't make you feel like you are the actors or actresses either.
Out of all the PG movies, this is the best. It doesn't have foul language. It is not scary at all. So it is a great movie for kids of all ages. It's great for the whole family.
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